Residential Childcare Worker

Vetro Recruitment; Tewkesbury; On-site; GBP 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A residential children's support organization in Tewkesbury is seeking a Children's Support Worker to help young people with Emotional & Behavioural Difficulties. The role is permanent, involves various shifts, and requires a Full UK Driving Licence. Successful candidates will engage in meaningful activities while promoting independence in a challenging yet rewarding environment. Competitive salary up to £30k and numerous benefits including comprehensive training and annual leave are provided.

Benefits

Paid outings to bike rides and theme parks

Fully funded QCF Level 4 qualification

Company pension

28 days annual leave

Comprehensive training package

Opportunities for earning and career development

Qualifications

• Experience as a Children's Support Worker or with Young People is desirable.
• Over age of 21 required.
• Must hold a Full UK Driving Licence.

Responsibilities

• Encourage young people to take responsibility for their lives.
• Maintain a homely culture within the home.
• Provide support and promote independence and well-being of young people.

Skills

Experience with Young People

Ability to deal with challenging behaviours

Strong communication skills

Job description

Job Overview

We have a FANTASTIC opportunity for a Children's Support Worker to join a BEAUTIFUL and SPACIOUS residential children's home in Tewkesbury. The property is a beautiful countryside house with a well‑kept garden. You'll be supporting young people with Emotional & Behavioural Difficulties (EBD) and challenging behaviours from trauma‑informed backgrounds.

We are looking for ENTHUSIASTIC, RESILIENT, and MOTIVATED individuals who want to make a difference in the lives of young people; to enable them to develop socially, emotionally and behaviourally in a setting where they feel safe and cared for.

No two days are ever the same, so you need to be happy to work in a busy, ever‑changing environment. It is challenging, but incredibly rewarding work!!

Salary: Up to £30k

Location: Tewkesbury

Contract: Permanent

Hours: 160 hours per month

Shift pattern: Mixture of shifts with early, mids and lates

Due to the nature of the job we will only accept candidates who hold a Full UK Driving Licence

Benefits

• Getting paid to go on bike rides and go to theme parks!
• Opportunity to do the QCF Level 4 Children & Young People qualification - fully funded!
• Company pension
• 28 days annual leave
• Comprehensive Training Package including scheduled ongoing face‑to‑face training and CPD planning
• Plenty of opportunities to maximise earnings and career development
• Enhanced disclosure cost coverage

Responsibilities of a Children's Support Worker

• To encourage the young people to do activities and take responsibility for their own lives depending on their age.
• To keep the homely, friendly culture and environment of the homes.
• To be able to deal with challenging behaviours when needed.
• Protect children and young people from risks to their health and welfare.
• Provide support for the children and young people in the home and to promote their independence and well‑being.
• Maintain a safe environment for young people.
• Ensuring the safety of the students and maintaining an up‑to‑date knowledge of the individual's care plan, guidelines, reward system and preferred method of communication.
• Supporting taxing behaviour safely and sympathetically.
• Develop and maintain good working relationships with the staff, parents, Social Workers and other professionals that may be involved in the young people's lives such as Psychologists.

Requirements

• Experience as a Children's Support Worker, or with Young People is desirable but not essential.
• Experience within another healthcare or social care setting is desirable but not essential.
• You must be a car driver as you will be required to transport young people from time to time.
• You must be over the age of 21.
• You must be able to commute to Tewkesbury.

If you are passionate about the lives of young people and want to make a real difference, supporting young people between with EBD, whilst starting on a career path within health & social care - this is the job for you!

Vetro Recruitment acts as an employment business when supplying temporary staff and as an employment agency when introducing candidates for permanent employment with a client. Vetro is an equal opportunities employer and decisions are made on merit alone.